Lesson 32

Letter Writing

There are two categories of letters:

1. Informalletters, written to friends or family members.
2. Formal letters, written for various official purposes.

Informal Letters
An informal letter consists of the following parts:
a. Sender’s Address
b. Date
c. Salutation
d. Body
e. Subscription
f. Signature

Example -

Your father has sent a beautiful gift on your birthday from London. Write a letter
to him expressing your feeling of love and admiration for him. You are Sushmita,
living at D–7, Amar colony, Lajpat nagar, New Delhi.

Answer:

D-7, Amar Colony

Lajpat Nagar
New Delhi

15th May 2021

Dear Father,
I have received such a nice gift from you on my birthday. My joy knew no bounds. This
book gives me a lot of knowledge of vocabulary. Although a good number of my friends
and relatives attended the birthday party, yet I missed you all the time. My friends and
relatives gifted me many things but your gift of a dictionary is unique in many aspects.
This gift is a great source of joy for me. It will help me to cultivate the habit of reading
good books. I shall preserve and treasure it throughout my life.

Yours lovingly
Sushmita
Formal Letters
A formal letter consists of the following parts:
a. Sender’s Address
b. Date
c. Receiver’s Address
d. Subject of the letter
e. Salutation
f. Body
g. Subscription
h. Signature

Example -

Write a letter to the Chief engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board complaining
against the frequent breakdown of electricity in your colony.

Аnswer :

102, Patliputra Colony

Patna

13th February, 2021

The Chief Engineer

Bihar State Electricity Board
Patna

Sub:Complaint about the frequent breakdown of electricity.

Sir
I would like to draw your attention to the intermittent failures of electricity supply in
Patliputra colony which is an old posh area of Patna. Everyone is facing problems due
to this. It also becomes very difficult for us, the students, to study for our examinations.
I, therefore, request you on behalf of the residents of this colony to remove this problem
without any delay. Please direct your staff in this regard.

Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Sugandha